Event Notification Report for March 14, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
03/13/2002 - 03/14/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38763 38764 38765
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38763 |
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| REP ORG: WHEELING PITTSBURG STEEL CORP. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/13/2002|
|LICENSEE: WHEELING PITTSBURG STEEL CORP |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:43[EST]|
| CITY: FOLLANSBEE REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 03/12/2002|
| COUNTY: BROOKE STATE: WV |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 47-16875-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/13/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MARK LESSER R2 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BARBARA BOOKER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|IBBE 30.50(b)(2) SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILUR| |
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| SOURCE SHIELD SHUTTER WOULD NOT CLOSE |
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| A Cs-137, 2 curie source (1978), shield shutter would not close to secure |
| source in the shield on the coke line. Licensee took compensatory measures |
| to secure source by manually closing and blocking the shutter in the closed |
| position. Additionally, a cable and counter-weight have been utilized to |
| maintain the shutter in the secure condition. No personnel exposures were |
| received as a result of this event. The licensee plans to remove the |
| defective unit on 3/15/02 and ship it to a vendor (Texas Nuclear) for |
| repair. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38764 |
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| REP ORG: YALE UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/13/2002|
|LICENSEE: YALE UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:37[EST]|
| CITY: NEW HAVEN REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 03/13/2002|
| COUNTY: NEW HAVEN STATE: CT |EVENT TIME: 15:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 0600183-03 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/13/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |DAVID LEW R1 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TAMMY STEMEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| TWO TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS MISSING FROM MOUNTING BRACKETS |
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| During a review and inventory of tritium exit signs to be replaced with |
| non-tritium signs, two exit sign brackets, without signs, were identified. |
| Both missing signs were from the Arts and Architecture building and were |
| 11.5 curies each. The signs were manufactured by Isolite, model #880. The |
| licensee intends to contact the contractor who originally installed the |
| signs, students, faculty, and the building supervisor for information to |
| locate the missing signs. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38765 |
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| FACILITY: PERRY REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/13/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: OH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:21[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 03/13/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL NEMCEK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/13/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MONTE PHILLIPS R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY SYSTEM INOPERABLE |
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| "During the performance of a surveillance (E22-T2004) for high pressure core |
| spray system (HPCS), the condensate storage tank suction check valve |
| (1E22F0002) failed to seat properly. The operability determination for the |
| check valve determined that there was significant potential that the check |
| valve springs had broken resulting in foreign material in the HPCS system. |
| Since the long-term operation of the system was potentially impacted, the |
| system was declared inoperable at 1830. HPCS is a single train safety |
| system." The licensee verified the operability of RCIC within one hour. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident. |
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